MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: slix on March 12, 2017, 11:18:55 am

Title: Cambelt time
Post by: slix on March 12, 2017, 11:18:55 am

Trying to work out costs really, whether it's better to get the parts myself and take it to my local mechanic or go with VW fixed price cambelt and waterpump for £480ish.

How much are the parts above on their own? Also any part numbers will be a great help as want to get oem parts.

Title: Re: Cambelt time
Post by: Chris_R on March 12, 2017, 11:44:24 am

Was £375 through my independent for cambelt and waterpump with genuine parts, so quite a saving over the VW dealers fixed prices.
Cambelt kit - £160.65
Waterpump - £46.28
Coolant - £7.12 qty 2 of.

The rest was labour - 4.25hrs at £40
Plus then a discount.
I also had my thermostat done as it was faulty to save on redoing the coolant over again. Though that is not included in the cost above.

Don't have the part numbers on my order but think they should be:
cambelt kit - 06F198119A
pump - 06F121011

Title: Re: Cambelt time
Post by: slix on March 12, 2017, 01:04:16 pm

Thanks.

You reminded me I might as well give my mechanic the thermostat to do at the same time to kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

Title: Re: Cambelt time
Post by: pudding on March 13, 2017, 01:57:22 pm

My dealer often do £349 deals on cambelt/waterpump replacements, which is pretty reasonable!   They also replace the engine mount bolts (stretch type) for peace of mind.  There's been a big hoo ha at VAG about that following a few cases of engines dropping out from reused bolts snapping.

Title: Re: Cambelt time
Post by: r5gtt on March 13, 2017, 02:02:58 pm

I did my stat and t belt water pump and it took me 5hrs after waiting for a jack for 3 hours as I'd left mine at home :doh:
Yeah better to have the stat done at the same time  :happy2: